Blu-rays you wish you DIDN'T buy... and WHY! - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

MAPdead · 10-12-2008, 07:00 PM

28 Days Later : Love the movie but its the worse looking blu I have seen
Men In Black : It wasn't the same for me on blu maybe because the transfer sucked.

zweet77 · 10-12-2008, 07:06 PM

Vantage point man what a let down

dadkins · 10-12-2008, 07:07 PM

300 - crappy PQ, boring story, gave it away.
6th Day - poor transfer, gave it away.
Stargate Continuim - mediocre PQ, too long for it's story line and I dislike flashback types of movies, still have it for now.

EDIT: Stealth - crappy PQ, gave it away.

Blu-Runner · 10-12-2008, 07:13 PM

Apocalypto, Casino Royale and Bridge to Terabithia. Don't get me wrong, all three had exceptional PQ, but those are movies that I can just barely manage to watch once per year.. then they're back to gathering dust.

Midnightsailor · 10-12-2008, 07:21 PM

None. =) I don't buy movies that I don't like.

vanscottie · 10-12-2008, 07:38 PM

"Natural Born Killers" !!

I didn't really like it when it first came out and hadn't seen it since. I got a $50.00 gift certificate at Target and the one I went to had a lousy selection and I thought I'd be all "sauve and sophisticated" and get that instead of say "Con Air" which I fricken LOVE..

Anyway, I saw it once and truly hate it now...

Anyone wanna buy a seen once, mint condition "Natural Born Killers"???

FilmMaster · 10-12-2008, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

300 and 2001: A Space Odyessy both a complete waste of my time

Some people just don't appreciate what is one the greatest films in history I guess...

FilmMaster · 10-12-2008, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dadkins

300 - crappy PQ, boring story, gave it away.
6th Day - poor transfer, gave it away.
Stargate Continuim - mediocre PQ, too long for it's story line and I dislike flashback types of movies, still have it for now.

300 had/has "crappy PQ"? You must have been watching something else...

dj02bothell · 10-12-2008, 07:55 PM

The only ones i regret spending money is on Untraceable and The Eye. Untraceable looked great when i first saw the trailer and i was looking forward to Diane Lane but sadly, this was just a below average thriller with a average transfer. I heard The Eye was decent so i decided to give it a chance, the movie sucked and so did alba but the transfer was great.

Mr.Sparkle · 10-12-2008, 08:00 PM

the closest I ever got to regretting buying a movie would be the Patriot, I like the movie, but it's just not the kind of movie I'll watch often, but I don't really regret it or wish I didn't buy it, I have only watched it like once since I bought it.

Apache · 10-12-2008, 08:41 PM

10000 B.C. enough said

eddievanhalen · 10-12-2008, 08:54 PM

Aeon Flux, dreadful transfer, looks like an upconverted DVD.

Ex Accountant · 10-12-2008, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE
300 and 2001: A Space Odyessy both a complete waste of my time

Quote:

Originally Posted by FilmMaster

Some people just don't appreciate what is one the greatest films in history I guess...

I feel the same way...about Meet The Spartans!

doctorsteve · 10-12-2008, 09:00 PM

Big Fish... no diff between dvd in fact, the cave scene looks worse on blu

dadkins · 10-12-2008, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FilmMaster

300 had/has "crappy PQ"? You must have been watching something else...

No, actually. MANY different people tried to dismiss the PQ as "Director Vision", but it still looked like ass!
The movie itself was just boring and a waste of money IMHO.
Hence, the reason I gave it away.

Look, if you liked it, great!

I thought it sucked. PQ sucked and the story sucked.
Is it ok for me to like or dislike a movie for whatever reason I choose?

dadkins · 10-12-2008, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddievanhalen

Aeon Flux, dreadful transfer, looks like an upconverted DVD.

Oh yeah... that one too.

Jim Morrison · 10-12-2008, 09:17 PM

Indy 4 - nice Blu-ray, truly awful film. Managed to recoup 80% of what I paid for it but the two hours are gone forever.

djluis2k6 · 10-12-2008, 09:28 PM

I don't regret any of my Blu-Ray purchases that I've made. The way I see it, whether I liked the movie at the end or not, it makes my BD collection that much bigger, and that is ultimately what I want.

caliminius · 10-12-2008, 09:35 PM

Movies I regret buying:

300 - It was the "must own" movie when I got into Blu-Ray. I still don't know why. It was okay, but I have no desire to ever watch it again.

AVP: Requiem - As others have stated, this movie sucks. It's just a regurgitation of earlier Alien movie plot points with characters you don't give a crap about. The fact that it's so dark much of the movie that you can barely make out anything doesn't help either.

Lost Season 3 - I watched Season 1 when it was on TV and found the show completely frustrating in the way that half of each episode was flashbacks and how the story advanced at a snail's pace (and really wasn't particularly interesting). I picked up Season 3 when Amazon had it cheap to see if maybe the show had improved. It hadn't, in fact it now seemed to feature the characters making INCREDIBLY stupid decisions (or maybe the writers weren't revealing why it wasn't stupid at that point).

V for Vendetta - It's a great movie, but I'm stuck with the Dolby Digital soundtrack since I can't do TrueHD yet. And I'm pissed that the English DD sounds like crap while the foreign DD tracks sound much better.

Sleeping Beauty - I love the disc but now it depresses me I have to wait until some time next spring for the next Disney Platinum release on Blu-Ray. Worse, the next one that I'm really interested in, Snow White, is a year away and then Beauty and the Beast is a truly depressing 2 years away (and there's no word on Cinderella or Aladdin yet).

tbizzle · 10-12-2008, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoYanks

sunshine. I read the glowing review. I remembered the trailer being really cool. Then i got the movie and was completely disappointed in it. Many people, who's opinions I respect, loved it. It just didn't rub me the right way.

i'm sure it looked great though. i actually liked that movie, and wondering if i could find it used for cheap online

10-12-2008, 07:07 PM	#63
dadkins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Hercules, CA Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:2	300 - crappy PQ, boring story, gave it away. 6th Day - poor transfer, gave it away. Stargate Continuim - mediocre PQ, too long for it's story line and I dislike flashback types of movies, still have it for now. EDIT: Stealth - crappy PQ, gave it away. Last edited by dadkins; 10-13-2008 at 01:04 AM.

10-12-2008, 07:38 PM	#66
vanscottie Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:33 Blu-ray collection:891 Blu-ray reviews:1	hated it! "Natural Born Killers" !! I didn't really like it when it first came out and hadn't seen it since. I got a $50.00 gift certificate at Target and the one I went to had a lousy selection and I thought I'd be all "sauve and sophisticated" and get that instead of say "Con Air" which I fricken LOVE.. Anyway, I saw it once and truly hate it now... Anyone wanna buy a seen once, mint condition "Natural Born Killers"???

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10-12-2008, 07:00 PM	#61
MAPdead Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:918 Blu-ray collection:2683 Blu-ray reviews:23	28 Days Later : Love the movie but its the worse looking blu I have seen Men In Black : It wasn't the same for me on blu maybe because the transfer sucked.

10-12-2008, 07:06 PM	#62
zweet77 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:San Francisco Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:129 Blu-ray reviews:7	Vantage point man what a let down

10-12-2008, 07:13 PM	#64
Blu-Runner Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:85 Blu-ray collection:203 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:16	Apocalypto, Casino Royale and Bridge to Terabithia. Don't get me wrong, all three had exceptional PQ, but those are movies that I can just barely manage to watch once per year.. then they're back to gathering dust.

10-12-2008, 07:21 PM	#65
Midnightsailor Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1	None. =) I don't buy movies that I don't like.

10-12-2008, 07:55 PM	#69
dj02bothell Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:89 Blu-ray reviews:144 Trading Score:24	The only ones i regret spending money is on Untraceable and The Eye. Untraceable looked great when i first saw the trailer and i was looking forward to Diane Lane but sadly, this was just a below average thriller with a average transfer. I heard The Eye was decent so i decided to give it a chance, the movie sucked and so did alba but the transfer was great.

10-12-2008, 08:00 PM	#70
Mr.Sparkle Senior Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:54 DVD collection:78	the closest I ever got to regretting buying a movie would be the Patriot, I like the movie, but it's just not the kind of movie I'll watch often, but I don't really regret it or wish I didn't buy it, I have only watched it like once since I bought it.

10-12-2008, 08:41 PM	#71
Apache Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Houston, Tx Blu-ray collection:127	10000 B.C. enough said

10-12-2008, 08:54 PM	#72
eddievanhalen Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:9	Aeon Flux, dreadful transfer, looks like an upconverted DVD.

10-12-2008, 09:00 PM	#74
doctorsteve Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Tonawanda, NY Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:188 Blu-ray reviews:16	Big Fish... no diff between dvd in fact, the cave scene looks worse on blu

10-12-2008, 09:17 PM	#77
Jim Morrison Senior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:UK	Indy 4 - nice Blu-ray, truly awful film. Managed to recoup 80% of what I paid for it but the two hours are gone forever.

10-12-2008, 09:28 PM	#78
djluis2k6 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007	I don't regret any of my Blu-Ray purchases that I've made. The way I see it, whether I liked the movie at the end or not, it makes my BD collection that much bigger, and that is ultimately what I want.

10-12-2008, 09:35 PM	#79
caliminius Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The Negative Zone Blu-ray collection:84	Movies I regret buying: 300 - It was the "must own" movie when I got into Blu-Ray. I still don't know why. It was okay, but I have no desire to ever watch it again. AVP: Requiem - As others have stated, this movie sucks. It's just a regurgitation of earlier Alien movie plot points with characters you don't give a crap about. The fact that it's so dark much of the movie that you can barely make out anything doesn't help either. Lost Season 3 - I watched Season 1 when it was on TV and found the show completely frustrating in the way that half of each episode was flashbacks and how the story advanced at a snail's pace (and really wasn't particularly interesting). I picked up Season 3 when Amazon had it cheap to see if maybe the show had improved. It hadn't, in fact it now seemed to feature the characters making INCREDIBLY stupid decisions (or maybe the writers weren't revealing why it wasn't stupid at that point). V for Vendetta - It's a great movie, but I'm stuck with the Dolby Digital soundtrack since I can't do TrueHD yet. And I'm pissed that the English DD sounds like crap while the foreign DD tracks sound much better. Sleeping Beauty - I love the disc but now it depresses me I have to wait until some time next spring for the next Disney Platinum release on Blu-Ray. Worse, the next one that I'm really interested in, Snow White, is a year away and then Beauty and the Beast is a truly depressing 2 years away (and there's no word on Cinderella or Aladdin yet).

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